When Nelson Mandela brought us together as Elders, he did so in the belief that together we are stronger, that change happens when people collectively take action to make our world a better place.--Mary Robinson

The Mirror's Kevin Maguire argues the only way for Britain to return to its former prosperity is with a plan to return to the EU after Brexit proved to be a giant con that only leaves us poorer and weaker.
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Corrupt gerrymandering attempts in the USA are a powerful argument for #proportionalrepresentation in the #UK so we don't fall down the same rabbit hole.

Arresting peaceful protesters appalled by mass murder, war crimes and starvation is not what I would hope for, or expect from my government.

The British Government was a guarantor of Ukrainian borders in return for Ukraine giving up its nuclear weapons. The arrogance breathtaking, our weakness now exposed, but the decent thing would have been to at least try.

Is this an end of the Geneva Conventions and a return to might is right, with the addition of nukes?
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On tv news tonight a very disgruntled #York #farmer & it's not just drought. #Brexit remains a disaster for #UK #foodsecurity More than that the country is well nigh bankrupt and farmers have been hit with inheritance tax as a result (much like the rest of us!) #Rejojn
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Plastic production set to triple by 2060 but the oceans are already choked production processes add to global warming but the coral reefs are already dying, and people lobby for this!
www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

I've written biographies, sailing books, 2 novels & a comedy.
Just started again, something different, about war & peace & how we might be able to progress past conflict by analysing history and looking to the future.
It'll be a while in the making, it's intended to be my last book, but who knows!

I gave up on Twitter a while ago. Took the plunge here today. As my first post I'd like to record my main concerns are war and the environment.
On the upside I hope people find my books and photography interesting.
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